Sunday 16 October 2016

Make the 26th demonstration a grand success

Mobilise the employees for serious struggles against formation of Subsidiary Tower Company. Make the 26th demonstration a grand success

The Forum and BSNLEU  have already stiffly opposed the move of the government to form a Subsidiary Tower Company. Under this circumstance, it is disturbing to learn that the Minister of State for Communications has signed the Cabinet Note, for the formation of the Subsidiary Tower Company. If the Cabinet approves this note, then the entire tower asset of BSNL will be taken away, and a separate tower company will be formed. The government assures that this company will be a subsidiary company of BSNL, and that it will be a 100% government company. However, this is only a clever move of the government to weaken BSNL. At a time when the Niti Aayog is working over time to privatise / close down public sector  companies, it is needless to say that the Subsidiary Tower Company will soon become it's target. There is every possibility that strategic sale will be started in the Subsidiary Tower Company sooner than later. In short,  formation of the Subsidiary Tower Company will be the beginning of BSNL’s end. In the past also, on many occasions the government has tried to start disinvestment in BSNL. However, the united trade union movement of BSNL has gone on heroic struggles and has defeated those moves. Now also, if the entire unions and associations join together, certainly the move of the government to form a Subsidiary Tower Company can be defeated. The Core Committee of the Forum, which met on 14-10-2016, has decided to conduct massive demonstrations on 26-10-2016. All circle and district unions are called upon to immediately start mobilising the employees for serious struggles against formation of the Subsidiary Tower Company. As a first step, make the 26th demonstration a grand success.

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